Supply chain

Express couriers each day handle thousands of e-commerce shipments.

Technology cannot replace personal relationships, but greater automation can help smooth processes, Echo Global Logistics CEO Waggoner says.

The fourth round of talks on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement are careening toward an inclusive end.

Disruption is unavoidable for container shipping as multiple technologies converge with unprecedented speed.

It will not happen overnight, but experts believe supply chains and transportation will become increasingly automated and more efficient as technology enables real-time exchange and analysis of vast amounts of data thanks to Amazon.com.

During the last two decades, Georgia has encouraged development of import distribution centers that have attracted all-water services from Asia and made Savannah the second-largest US East Coast container port.

Virginia joins Miami, South Carolina, Port Everglades, Tampa, Jacksonville, Port Manatee, and Savannah in the program.

The low-sulfur fuel rule taking effect in 2020 is likely to usher in “a paradigm change” akin to the introduction of mega-ships.

The world was shocked by British citizens’ decision on June 24, 2016, to withdraw their nation from the European Union.

“The container shipping market has not seen any transformative change in the way business is conducted.”

ExxonMobil said that it expects new fuel formulations will appear in order to meet demand for bunkers with a sulfur content of 0.5 percent.

The twin drivers of a strong economy and the e-commerce boom have stoked demand.

The Trump administration’s 10-day waiver expired Sunday.

Ports must invest more than $100 billion over the next five years to upgrade infrastructure for big ships. Private equity funds ready to step if, if the deals fit their investment strategies.

As the US and relief organizations struggle to move goods across battered Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria's legacy will include long-term damage to supply chains.

“The expectation is that the work on the short-term solution will begin later this year.”

Bradley S. Jacobs will receive the 2017 Connie Award in December for 'entrepreneurial spirit,' dedication to an integrated, global supply chain.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) is also inching closer to creating a single portal for truck appointment systems.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) rollout in July dampened growth in the first half.

Hearing rebuts attacks on law after Puerto Rico hurricane.

A host of issues critical to shippers, brokers and truckers await Robert P. Martinez, President Trump’s nominee to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

China’s trade balance with the rest of the world has deteriorated this decade.

Auto parts, garments, and appliance makers are feeling the heat in Beijing’s factory pollution clampdown.

Since mid-2016, when PortFresh Logistics opened a 100,000-square-foot cold-treatment facility, chilled imports through the port have surged nearly 300 percent.

GLP will acquire a logistics property developer in Europe that will hugely expand its presence in the region.

Shippers are searching for greater visibility of their cargo, and solutions providers have devised new tracking products for intercontinental supply chains.

Wine shipping and proper handling with regard to cold chain integrity remains fragmented, presenting challenges and opportunities for the wine industry and consumers alike.

The government’s multifaceted initiative envisions higher-value manufactured goods, and an advanced transportation and logistics infrastructure to process such goods effectively for exports.

Rapid fulfillment and replenishment cycles are driving visibility, but shippers need to extend visibility even further.

The package delivery joint venture between SF Express and UPS will initially focus on trans-Pacific services.

A scarcity of refrigerated containers has helped push up average temperature-controlled freight rates, which are set to rise further once peak season begins in the final quarter of the year.

China's factories will soon close for Golden Week, but for thousands of polluting manufacturers that have felt the firm hand of Beijing's environment regulator, the end of the holidays may not herald a return to business.

New cold storage facilities and multimodal transportation options offer BCOs flexibility for efficient handling of perishable goods.

India's customs agency agreed to postpone by a month the enforcement of the use of radio-frequency identification sealing tags for factory-stuffed export shipments.

US Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., suggests a tax on surface freight transportation to meet the nation's huge infrastructure development needs.

The Chinese government has been cracking down on factories with low environmental standards and safeguards since the early 2000s.

It has been nine months since a shipper coalition submitted a petition seeking guidance on the matter.

Transporters of outsized cargoes now must obtain permits to cross borders and even to move from region to region within countries.

ClearMetal is one of a passel of newcomers armed with venture capital funding that are seeking to radically rearrange the cargo movement industry.

Higher base rates boosted revenue, but a cyber attack and hurricane helped depress profit at FedEx this summer. The transport operator plans across-the-board rate hikes.